Acts 16

Gen Z: Acts 16

1So, Paul rolled up to Derbe and Lystra, and peeped a disciple named Timotheus, whose mom was a Jewish queen, but his dad was Greek, no cap.

2The homies in Lystra and Iconium were all hyped about him, periodt.

3Paul was like, "Yo, I need this dude to roll with me," and he circumcised him 'cause the Jews in the area were sus about his dad being Greek.

4As they hit up the cities, they dropped the rules from the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, keeping it real.

5The churches were vibing hard in faith and their squad was growing daily, fr.

6When they cruised through Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Ghost was like, "Nah, don’t preach in Asia," savage move.

7After hitting Mysia, they tried to slide into Bithynia, but the Spirit was like, "Not today."

8They just passed through Mysia and dipped down to Troas.

9Then Paul had a dream at night; a dude from Macedonia was like, "Come help us out here!"

10After seeing the vision, we were all in, ready to hit up Macedonia, knowing the Lord was calling us to spread the gospel there, bet.

11So we bounced from Troas and cruised straight to Samothracia, then hit up Neapolis the next day; vibes were high.

12Then we rolled to Philippi, the main spot in Macedonia, and just chilled there for a few days.

13On the sabbath, we dipped out of the city by the river where people prayed, and we sat down to chat with the ladies who showed up.

14A woman named Lydia, who sold purple stuff and was from Thyatira, was vibing with God and heard us; the Lord opened her heart, and she was all ears for what Paul had to say.

15After she got baptized, along with her whole crew, she was like, "If you think I'm faithful to the Lord, come crash at my place." She really wanted us to stay, no cap.

16As we were heading to pray, a girl with a fortune-telling spirit came up to us, and she was making her bosses bank with her predictions.

17She followed Paul and us, yelling, "These dudes are servants of the most high God, showing us the way to salvation!"

18She kept this up for days, but Paul, feeling some type of way, turned and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ, get outta her!" And it happened right then.

19When her bosses saw their money-making hope was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the marketplace to face the rulers.

20They brought them to the magistrates, saying, "These guys are Jews and are making our city hella chaotic!"

21And teachin' vibes that ain't even legal for us to vibe with, no cap, 'cause we Romans.

22The crowd popped off and came at them hard: the officials ripped their fits and told them to get beat up.

23After they got whipped, they threw them in the clink, telling the jailer to keep them on lock.

24The jailer, gettin' that order, shoved them into the deep part of the jail and put their feet in stocks, savage.

25At midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and all the other inmates were vibing with them.

26Then, outta nowhere, a massive earthquake hit, shaking the whole prison, and all the doors swung open, bands off, lit!

27The jailer woke up, saw the doors open, and was about to end it all, thinking the prisoners dipped.

28But Paul yelled, "Chill, don’t do anything drastic! We’re all still here, fr."

29He called for a light, jumped in, shook, and fell down in front of Paul and Silas, like, whoa.

30He brought them out and asked, "Yo, what do I gotta do to get saved?"

31They were like, "Trust in the Lord Jesus, and you'll be saved, no cap, and your whole fam too."

32They dropped the word of the Lord on him and everyone in his crib.

33He took them that same hour, washed their wounds, and got baptized with his whole crew, fr.

34When he brought them to his place, he served them food and was vibing, believing in God with his whole squad.

35When morning hit, the magistrates sent the guards, saying, "Let those dudes bounce."

36The prison keeper told Paul, "The magistrates want you free, so dip out and go in peace."

37But Paul was like, "They beat us up in public without a trial, like we’re Romans, and now they wanna sneak us out? Nah, let them come and get us themselves."

38The guards told the magistrates what Paul said, and they were shook when they realized they were Romans.

39They came, begged them to leave, and asked them to bounce from the city.

40They dipped out of prison and went to Lydia's place; after seeing the bros, they lifted their spirits and then split.

KJV: Acts 16

1Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

2Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

3Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

4And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

5And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

6Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

8And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

10And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

13And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

19And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

27And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

32And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

34And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

36And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

39And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

40And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

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